Jeremiah 10

UNkulunkulu Lezithombe

1Zwana okutshiwo nguThixo kuwe, wena ndlu ka-Israyeli. 2UThixo uthi:

“Lingazifundi izindlela zezizwe
kumbe ukwethuswa yizibonakaliso zasemkhathini,
lanxa nje izizwe zisethuswa yizo.
3Ngoba imikhuba yabantu iyize,
bagamula isihlahla ehlathini,
ingcwethi isibaze ngetshizela yayo.
4Bayasicecisa ngesiliva langegolide,
basibethele ngesando langezipikili
ukuze singanyikinyeki.
5Njengezinto zokwethusa endimeni yamajodo,
izithombe zabo azikhulumi,
kumele zithwalwe
ngoba azingeke zihambe.
Lingazesabi,
azingeke zenze okubi,
lokuhle azingeke zikwenze.”

6Kakho ofana lawe, wena Thixo,
wena umkhulu,
lebizo lakho lilamandla amakhulu.
7Ngubani ongeke akwesabe,
wena Nkosi yezizwe?
Lokhu kukufanele.
Phakathi kwabantu bonke abahlakaniphileyo bezizwe
lakuyo yonke imibuso yabo,
kakho onjengawe.

8Bonke kabalangqondo njalo bayizithutha,
bafundiswa yizithombe zezigodo eziyize.
9Isiliva esikhandiweyo siyalethwa sivela eThashishi
legolide livela e-Ufazi.
Okwenziwe yingcwethi lomkhandi wegolide
kugqokiswa okuluhlaza lokuyibubende,
njalo konke kwenziwe zingcitshi.
10Kodwa uThixo unguNkulunkulu oqotho,
unguNkulunkulu ophilayo, iNkosi yanininini.
Lapho ethukuthele, umhlaba uyagedezela,
izizwe azingeke zimelane lolaka lwakhe.
11“Batshele lokhu uthi, onkulunkulu laba, abangawenzanga amazulu lomhlaba, bazabhubha emhlabeni langaphansi kwamazulu.”

12Kodwa uNkulunkulu wenza umhlaba ngamandla akhe,
wamisa umhlaba ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe,
njalo wendlala lamazulu ngokuqedisisa kwakhe.
13Lapho evungama, amanzi asemazulwini ayahlokoma,
wenza amayezi aphakame evela emikhawulweni yomhlaba.
Uthumela umbane ulezulu
njalo akhuphe umoya eziphaleni zakhe.

14Abantu bonke kabalangqondo njalo kabalalwazi,
wonke umkhandi wegolide uyangiswa yizithombe zakhe.
Izithombe zakhe azenzayo ziyinkohliso,
kazilamphefumulo phakathi kwazo.
15Ziyize, izinto zenhlekisa nje,
lapho ukwahlulelwa kwazo sekufikile,
zizabhubha.
16Lowo oyiNgxenye kaJakhobe kafani lalaba,
ngoba unguMenzi wezinto zonke,
kubalwa lo-Israyeli,
isizwe selifa lakhe,
ibizo lakhe nguThixo uSomandla.

Ukubhujiswa Okuzayo

17Qoqani impahla yenu ukuba lisuke elizweni,
lina elihlezi livinjezelwe.
18Ngoba uThixo uthi,
“Ngalesisikhathi ngizabaphosela phandle labo abahlala kulelilizwe,
ngizabehlisela usizi
ukuze bathunjwe.”

19Maye mina ngenxa yokulimala kwami!
Inxeba lami kalelapheki!
Ikanti ngazitshela ngathi,
“Lo ngumkhuhlane wami, njalo kumele ngiwubekezelele.”
20Ithente lami lidiliziwe,
izintambo zalo zonke ziqumekile.
Amadodana ami asukile kimi njalo kawasekho,
kakho oseleyo ukuba angimisele ithente lami,
loba ongangilungisela amakhetheni ami.
21Abelusi kabalangqondo
njalo kabambuzi uThixo,
ngakho kabaphumeleli,
njalo lemihlambi yabo yonke ihlakazekile.
22Lalelani! Umbiko uyeza,
ukuxokozela okukhulu okuvela elizweni lenyakatho!
Kuzakwenza amadolobho akoJuda achitheke,
abe yizikhundla zamakhanka.

Umkhuleko KaJeremiya

23Ngiyazi, Oh Thixo, ukuthi ukuphila komuntu akusikho kwakhe,
umuntu akusikho kwakhe ukuthi aqondise izinyathelo zakhe.
24Ngiqondise Thixo, kodwa kube ngokulunga,
kungabi ngolaka lwakho,
hlezi ungenze ngibe yize.
25Yehlisela ulaka lwakho phezu kwezizwe
ezingakwamukeliyo,
phezu kwabantu abangakhuleki ebizweni lakho.
Ngoba bamdlile uJakhobe,
bamdlile waphela bachitha lelizwe lakhe.